Telegram-herald., 1887-08-17

gency Of their position, make war upon oiner
nations, they fight among each other Ike the
famed Kilkenny cats, with the happy result
that the population never outgroNA iae power
Of the country 10 support il. This habit of
theirs Is largely fosteled by the political con
dition Of the country. The monarchy is
nominally IA absolute one, save ia 50 far as it
is tempered by the power Of the priests and
the informal council 81 Tie great lords; bat,
as ia many other such Institutions. the kings
writ does not run unqusstioned throughout
the length and broadth 81 the land.
Zu-Nendis has bad its king makers as well
as England, "A fact that viii be appreciated
when ! state that eight different dvnasfics
have sat upon the throne during the last
1000 years, every one II which took is rise
from some noble family that succe ded IN
glasp.ng the purple after n sauguluafy strug-
gle. At the date of our arrival ~ the country
things were a little better than they had leen
for some centuries. the last king. The father
Of Nyleptha and Sorais, having been an ex-
ceptionally able and vigorous ruler, ans. as
consequence. kept down the power OF the
Priests and nob.cs. On his death. two years
before ne reached Zu- kendis. the twin sisters,
his children. were following an ancient pre-
cedenf, called 30 the throne. since an attempt
TO exclude either would instantly have pro-
voked a saDguinary civil war. bat il was
generally fell "a the country that this meas
ure was most uusst tisfo ociory cne. nud could
hardly be expected - be permanent Indeed
as il was. the various intrigues that were fei
on foot hy ambitious mobiles 10 obtain tie
hand of one OF ether of tbe queens in mar
riage had dlsqule,ed the country. and the
general opinion was that there would he
bloodsaed before long
I viii now pass on 70 the question 81 TIE
Zu-Vendi religion which l. nothing more or
less than sun worship a pronounced and
highly developed character Around tins
Sun worship b GROUPED the entire social sys
tenn Of the Zu-Nendi j. sends ~ roots
through every institution and custom - the
land From the cradle To the eiave The u
Nendi follows the sun IN every ssnse Of the
word
The priests ~ the sun DO not marry. bat
are recruited by Young men specially o.
voted r. the work ~ their parenfs ard SIP.
ported ~ the stafe. The nomination - flss
higher Offices II the priesthood iias wiih tie
crown. but once appointed the DeIninees rap-
not be dispossesse7. sna h. is asrreiF f0o
much o. say thef they rssl'v rus the isH6
To h>xin with. fsev are q urifed brdY Fw0fn
70 obed .enoe ana secrecy. 60 tkaf nn order IS
sles hv fbe high priest af y iaeis VII i.e in-
sfaufiy sna Uuhesstatinglv bctsl Hpcn ~ fbe
resident prs-st q i1tfis country town three
OF fouf hundred uies - They SIRE fbs
judges 4 the lssd. cT8yrinsi sr5 civil - ap-
I4sl lving only - fts i0rd rarsHloBaf = ths
district and from nam o. tbs tlna ard they
have. - oourss practically uriigI'sd furs-
dlcffsn over religious sns mora Offences -
reth.r with . night ~ s~ronlroanieat soa.
wnirs ~ 81 tss faiths n mere hizhv civil
ized isrlas. = s. very effective wss1on r.
SD. taair rights sgs po~sT ars almost
urlirri tied brit ] nav ~ea este nsre q ~
fhs priests = fhs eer ere v}ss lr tasir yels-
eratioa srs 10 rot rush tklh2s fso far. I'll
bat rery eeIfom thnf fafT e. r. extref1es
neznst snTt.etT Asins mere incline ~ ~
- =. IRE ETsrogst ~ q mercy tann ran tae
risk - erasrerstI1g fte pcrerfai anS vi9sf-
r~,s faitded people or vaoss ners tesT hs~e
SCI thelr v1ss. isrt i fsouis rise sns krssf it
~ sltegstaer.
taafke- ssares - fts pe~ef - fhs rriesss
is fhesr graetieai nia~sclfelv - IesTfirfr nna
fhe.r verv oa-ssss~rfs.e sstTeaouiosi rr-vl-
ssrs. whi-h srati-s feeEn fe tesy h.s -.
tas porrssar FnIul ~ r9ea -ng e. .i1.res ss.s
e-en cr,snets In Za-Ner1is 0TaT fe~ - 10
upr~F ciasees csn read sr1 rrsts hut teafF
a tae priests ta~s th.s kner -<fs anf are
tserefort i7oEeS rsan ~ iesrner as-n
Ire s1~zi srsters - IRE p F-rdi silees
ceBsiaer&bls Hf~rty te ts1 80 El4nal, pre-